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"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Demon/Summon speech

Demon/Summon thoughts

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters created by Kishimoto

Author Note: The poll is over and the winner is…..Female Kyuubi by a count of 13 to 8

Now for those of you worried about a male influence, he will get a brother

figure in the near future. Also I ended up splitting Naruto's training into two

chapters, so the wave arc will not be until chapter 5.

cooltony101neo: thanks for the info, and if anyone knows a good site for translating justu names for English in to Japanese, I would appreciate the help.

Now on with the story.

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Chapter 3: Let the tortu…err training begin.

Naruto still couldn't believe this was happening to him. First he is nearly killed be a mob of shinobi, then to be found by Tsunade and Shizune, who just happen to be walking by, and then they decide to take him under there wing. In fact Tsunade has spent most of the last two weeks getting to know Naruto; she has even started to call him Naru-chan.

Naruto is now, in the forest just outside of Tanuzuku Town with Tsunade and Shizune, in just a blue T-shirt a tan pair of pants and a pair of sneakers, waiting for his training to begin.

"Alright Naru-chan before we begin your training I need to know if you know what chakra is and how to channel it?" Tsunade asked.

"Of course Kaasan, we covered what chakra is and how to channel it at the academy about a month ago."

"Good, that will make things easier, now I have just one more question. What do you plan to do with the training that I'm going to give you?"

"Well if we were still in the village, I would want to use the training to fulfill my dream of becoming Hokage, so everyone would stop disrespecting me and acknowledge my existence….but after everything that has happened lately I don't know if I want that anymore."

Tsunade's eyes glazed over at this comment thinking of her brother Nawaki and her loved one Dan. She is brought out of these thoughts when Naruto continued.

"I may not be sure of my dreams anymore, but there is one thing that I know I will do from now on. I must get stronger so I can protect the one's I care about; I will not let any one take them away from me." Naruto said with a fierce determination in his eyes.

Tsunade couldn't help but smile 'At least the villager's haven't completely destroyed his kindness or his determination' "Alright Naru-chan since you know how to mold chakra, why don't you do so now so I can see what we have to work with."

As Naruto put his hands into a ram seal and started to gather his chakra, Tsunade and Shizune were floored by how much chakra he was producing. Both of them wee thinking the exact same thing 'What the hell!? He's got more chakra than most genin have a year after they graduate, and he's only five years old for crying out loud!'

"H-How can he have so much chakra?" asked a startled Shizune.

The smile on Tsunade's face got even bigger at this revelation. "That's enough Naru-chan, you did a great job." 'Konoha has no idea that they let such a promising shinobi slip through there fingers, but I plan on making them see how foolish they were.'

Naruto got a foxy grin on his face as he rubbed the back of his head. "Thanks Kaasan, but I've never been complemented before. Is there anything I'm supposed to do?"

Tsunade's smile turned into a frown at that comment. "No Naru-chan, just saying thank you really all there is." before Tsunade could continue a slug appeared next to her and delivered Anko's message, causing the smile to return to her face.

"Naru-chan come over here for a second ok."

"What is it Kaasan?"

"I've got some good news for you; it looks like Anko-san is coming to visit you after all."

Naruto smile returned to his face as he hugged Tsunade "I get to see Anko-neechan!"

Patting his head she couldn't help but return the hug, while saying "Come on Naru-chan it's time to start your training."

Releasing the hug and getting a serious look on her face, Tsunade starts to explain the exercise "Ok the first thing we're going to work on is your chakra control. Since you have such a large chakra reserve it will be a little harder for you to control it, but with some time and hard work you will be able to get as good as me, if not better."

Nodding his head Naruto couldn't wait to start learning so he could make them proud of him. "So what kind of control technique are you going to teach me?"

"Tree Climbing, but you can only use your feet when climbing the tree."

"WHAT!? How can you climb a tree with out using your hands?"

Tsunade couldn't help but smile at his reaction "By focusing your chakra on the bottom of your feet and regulating it just right so you stick to the surface of the tree, here I'll show you." As she focus her chakra and started to climb up the side of the tree. "Now you might want to get a running start at the beginning to get some momentum." she then through a kunai at Naruto's feet "Use this to mark your progress."

Picking the kunai up Naruto started to run at a tree and started to run up the side. He was able to get four steps up the tree before he fell down to the ground. Looking back at the tree with an intense glare Naruto focused his chakra again and ran up the tree. This time he got a little bit further before he fell back to the ground.

"Remember Naruto-chan you need to regulate your chakra flow in order to stick to the tree." Shizune encouraged.

Taking a few seconds to think about this he tried it one more time and managed to make it half way up the tree before he lost his grip.

Tsunade couldn't help but be amazed at how quickly Naruto was able to grasp the concept of the technique. 'Unbelievable Naru-chan has already been able to progress this far, with this genin level technique. If he's able to put this mush focus into all of his training there's no telling how powerful he may become.'

For the next couple of day's Tsunade had Naruto focus on tree climbing, she wanted to improve his control before she started his medical justu and Taijustu training. Naruto would continue to climb up and down the tree until it became second nature to him. This is the scene that one Anko Mitarashi came upon when she arrived. She was completely surprised by what her otouto was doing.

"Hey Gaki, when did you learn to control your chakra so well?" she asked as she walked up to the group.

Naruto instantly recognized that voice and quickly turned and ran toward the person and enveloped them in a hug, while yelling "Anko-neechan!"

After that tinder moment was over, Anko reached behind her neck and took off the necklace and handed it to Naruto "I think you lost this gaki."

"I promise, Anko-neehan I won't lost it again." said Naruto as the attack flashed through his mind while he put the necklace on.

Gripping the necklace in his hand he lowered his head so that his hair covered is eyes, as a question that has been bothering him for awhile now came to the surface, and he whispered "Why?"

"What was that Naru-chan?" Tsunade's said in a concerned voice.

Lifting his head up to show a look of sorrow on his face Naruto says "Why? Why do they hate me so much? What did I ever do to deserve this? Why must I suffer like this? Why? Why? WHY!?" He then fell to his knees slammed his fists in to the ground.

Tsunsade knelt down in front of Naruto and enveloped him in a hug while saying in a soothing voice "You haven't done anything wrong, Naru-chan. I didn't want to tell you this right now, but you have a right to know the truth."

Both Anko and Shizune get worried looks on their faces. They both fear that Naruto will start to hate them when he learns that he is the Kyuubi Vessel.

"Naru-chan, do you remember the story of how the Yondaime defeated the Kyuubi?"

"Of course Kaasan, he was able to kill the demon at the cost of his life, everybody knows that story."

Tsunade let out a sigh "That not what really happened back then, that was what the younger generation was told so they wouldn't know the truth."

Naruto looked at her with confusion all over his face "So we wouldn't learn the truth? What are you talking about?"

"What I'm talking about is the fact that the Yondaime couldn't kill the Kyuubi, so he did the next best thing. He….."

"He sealed it inside of me didn't he." came Naruto's eerily calm voice.

This one comment shocked all three of them, Tsunade got a sickening feeling in the bottom of her stomach, at how calm his voice was when making that statement 'I've never heard him talk like that before.' "How did you…."

"I overheard some people talking once about seal's a while back. They said that if they could seal me in a box and leave it somewhere, that it would be just as good as killing me." Naruto said in a detached voice.

This caused Tsunade to tighten the hug 'My god, what have those people done to you.'

"So if Kyuubi is sealed into me, then does that mean I'm a demon or what?"

Tsunade put her hand to his chin and lifted his head so that their eyes made contact. "You're not the demon; you're just my little Naru-chan, who just happens to have the Kyuubi sealed into him. If you don't believe me, than just think about this, if those people had sealed you into that box, Then would that mean the box some how becomes you just because you were sealed into it?"

When Naruto heard it explained like that he started realize the truth in those words. A smile started to form as he said "You're right, if I was sealed in to a box, then I would be trapped in the box and couldn't get out, but the box would still be a box. So that means that I am still me and the fox is still the fox."

Just as Naruto finish his statement, he felt a hand on his shoulder turning his head to see who did it only to look into the smiling face of Anko. "That's right gaki, you are not the fox, you're just my annoying otouto who seems to believe the words of the villagers over his neechan."

"Did you just call me your otouto?"

'Shit, did I say that out loud?' Anko grossed her arms and turned her hear away from him. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Tsunade and Shizune couldn't help but laugh at the antics between Anko and Naruto. Shizune just had to tease the two by saying "Yes you do Anko-san, it looks like our little Naruto-chan has himself a neechan how's in denial."

Tsunade decided to end this now before it escaladed further, "Stop it you two, we have more important thing to do right now. Shizune I need you to go and get all the supplies you will need to start Naru-chan's basic schooling."

"Yes Tsunade-sama." said Shizune as she heads off to go get the supplies.

Before Tsunade could give out any more orders, Anko decided to ask a favor "Tsunade-sama do you think I can take over the gaki training for awhile? I want to see how good he's gotten."

"I guess that's ok, I'll just stand over here in case you want my help." came Tsunade reply as she headed over to the edge of their training field.

"No no that's alright why don't you go into town and relax, play some of the games at the casinos." pleaded Anko 'If she sees my training methods, she probably got to overreact or something.'

At the mention of casinos started to think that wasn't such a bad idea 'Besides it's not like she'll hurt Naru-chan or anything.' "Fine but if anything happens to him…"

"It'll be fine, besides its not like my training is going to kill him or anything." Anko said while waving her hand in a casual manner.

After Tsunade left Anko turned to Naruto and got a sinister looking smile on her face, one that caused a shiver to run down his spine. 'Oh Shit, last time she got a look like that I under went her training from hell.'

"Alright gaki, I see you can do the tree climbing exercise pretty well. I think it's time to take it up a notch." As she pull out several kunai Anko continued "You are going to dodge any projectile that I throw at you, but you can only stick to the trees, you can't tough the ground got it. Ok gaki, ready set (Anko throws a kunai) GO!"

Naruto was able to dodge the first kunai that was thrown at him by ducking, but as soon as he go back to a standing position Anko was already behind him and grabbed both of his arms before saying "Didn't I tell you gaki that you can only us the tree when dodging my attacks." Then she proceeded to throw him up into the trees.

As the training went on Naruto was able to dodge more kunai while sticking to the trees. After a few hours of this Anko was getting hungry so she decided that it was time to call it a day.

"Come on gaki that enough fun for one day let's head back to get some dango."

"Fun! FUN! You call casing me around and giving me all these cuts and bruises fun?"

Anko narrowed her eyes and said "Yeah how else will you learn anything."

Seeing the look she gave him, he knew to not push it any further. Letting out a sigh he said "Let's just head back ok."

Once they rejoined the others it took both Shizune and Naruto to keep Tsunade from severely hurting Anko, after she found out about Anko's little training session. Needless to say that from then on Anko agreed to use blunt kunai in future sessions, I mean would you want to face the wrath of the slug sannin.

(Time skip)

It's been two weeks since Anko started to help train Naruto, and we find both her and Tsunade sitting at a bar while Shizune handles Naruto's basic schooling.

Taking a sip of her sake Tsunade look at Anko and say's "We can't just walk back to Konoha and accuse The Uchiha Clan of attempted murder with out some kind of hard evidence. That's why I need you to be my eyes and ears in Konoha."

"What do you want me to do Tsunade-sama?" Anko says while taking a sip of her own sake.

Looking into her sake dish Tsunade answers "I want you to keep close tabs on any Uchiha you think could be involved in Naruto's assault. Collect any evidence you can and bring it to me, but remember this you are not to do anything else without first consulting me got it. Naruto doesn't need to hear that his neechan got herself incarcerated or worse killed because she acted to rashly."

Anko lowered her head and gave a sigh of defeat "Hai Tsunade-sama, I swear I won't do anything rash." 'Unless I'm provoked that is.'

Before the conversation could go any further two Konoha Shinobi approached there table. One was a man dressed in a standard Jonin outfit, this gentleman had a beard and a cigarette in his mouth, the other one was a woman about the same age as Anko dressed in a standard chunin outfit with black hair and red eyes.

Tsunade's eye's narrowed and feared the worst 'Did they find out Naruto was still alive?' she the said in a cold voice "What do you two want?"

Both shinobi were shocked by the harsh reception given to them. The man said "I'm sorry for out intrusion, but we have come to see Anko-san."

Anko just looked at the two and said "Nice to see you Asuma, Kurenai. What do you need to see me for?"

Asuma just looks at Anko and replies "Hokage-sama has requested that we escort you back to Konoha, Ibiki needs your help interrogating a new prisoner."

"Can't it wait five more days; I mean I'm on vacation here." Anko said as she took a sip of her sake.

Kurenai just shook her head "Anko, you know full well that this can't wait otherwise he wouldn't have sent us to get you."

"Fine." growls Anko as she stands up.

Tsunade also gets up, looks at Anko and says "I'll send Shizune your regards." then proceeds to walk out of the bar.

After Tsunade departs Kurenai looks at Anko and asks "What was that all about?"

"Let's just say she recently learned of something that made her detest Konoha even more. Not that I blame her though."

"Are you talking about that Naruto kid's death?" asked Asuma.

Anko just glared at him before saying "Lets go." and headed off toward Konoha.

Knowing full well that Anko was close to the boy, Kurenai just shook her head before saying "Idiot." Then follows after Anko.

Asuma completely clueless as to what that was all about just shrugged his shoulders before following the other two.

(Time skip)

It's been three years since Tsunade and Shizune found Naruto by the road side, and in that time he has learned a great deal. Shizune would give him his basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics, as well as help Tsunade with his medical training.

Tsunade for her part would help Naruto with his chakra control by teaching more control exercises such as water walking, she also started to train him in her Taijustu style and he already is quickly starting to master it. Tsunade also made sure that Naruto had as much of a normal childhood as possible.

When ever Anko got a chance to visit, she would work on reinforcing his chakra control and working on his weapon accuracy, by having him do what he so affectionately called 'Training from Hell by Anko-neechan.'

Speaking of Anko we currently find her jumping from rooftop to rooftop, in the middle of the night, toward the Uchiha district. Her thought's are currently about how she has yet to acquire anything on the Uchiha clan. 'Three years! THREE BLOODY YEARS! And I have yet to find a damn thing on those bastards!'

As she lands on a rooftop adjacent to the Uchiha compound she starts to scan the area for anything out of the ordinary. Through the darkness Anko could make out two figures lying on the ground. Just as she was going to go get a closer look she hears a voice.

"Hello Anko." said the cold and calm voice of someone standing behind Anko.

As she jumped away from the voice, Anko twisted in mid air so that when she lands she will be facing the person that knows her name. When she finally sees this person her eyes narrow and one word escapes her lips "Itachi"

Showing no emotion to Anko's reaction he simply says "Have you come here to stop me?"

Being caught off guard by that statement Anko had to ask "What the hell are you talking about?"

"I killed off the Uchiha Clan, and was on my way out of Konoha when I ran into you. So I ask again are you going to try and stop me?" came the calm voice of Itachi, his face showing no emotion when he talked about killing his clan.

Anko just shrugs her shoulders and says "Not really, if I had known ahead of time, I might have come earlier, just so I could join in. But I do have one question, why?"

Itachi was mentally surprised by Anko's remake but gave no outward sign of it. Before he turns to leave he tells her "Your decision to not interfere is a wise course of action, with that seal on you, you're no threat to me." Anko's hand instinctively went up to her neck and started to rub the seal. As Itachi starts to head toward the outer walls of the village he says one more thing. "The reason I killed my clan was because they had become a threat to me. Farewell Anko."

After Itachi left Anko just stood there for a little while rubbing the seal on her neck while thinking 'What the hell does he mean? Because of the seal I'm no threat to him?'

After the Uchiha Massacre The Sandaime Hokage decided to raise the age at which you can graduate from the academy, as a way to prevent another person from gaining to much power at to young of an age.

As for Anko she was questioned about what happened that night, she told them everything she knew (minus the fact that she would have joined in and the fact that she basically let him go). It took several months for things to calm down enough for Anko to get some time off so she could go and see Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune to inform them of what she knew about the massacre.

When Anko finally caught up with them, they were by a lake. Shizune was sitting on the shoreline watching as Tsunade and Naruto had a sparring match on the lake surface.

Naruto jumped back as Tsunade came down with a heel drop spraying water everywhere. As he came in with a counterattack, Tsunade blocked the punch and nailed Naruto in the stomach causing him to go down to his knees. "Your counterattack was to slow Naruto."

Getting back up to his feet Naruto throw a roundhouse kick aimed at her ribcage. Tsunade quickly countered with a sweep to the other leg causing him to land flat on his back. "I told you before; you need to watch that footwork Naruto."

Naruto jumped away from Tsunade to get some distance, when Tsunade got in to a defensive stance and made a come here motion with her hand in a mocking jester. The already frustrated Naruto lost is cool and charged in a rage only to find out that Tsunade is holding his left arm behind his back while securing the other arm with her free hand. "You can't let yourself become distracted by your frustration in a fight or you lose."

Looking toward the shoreline Tsunade notices that Anko has come to visit them. Releasing Naruto from the hold she said "That's enough for today Naru-chan, but you still need to work on keeping you cool in battle got that."

While rubbing his left wrist Naruto grumbled "Yes Kaasan I'm trying to keep my cool, but it's so frustrating when I can't get a good hit in you know."

"I know how you feel but keeping your cool will allow you to find a solution to your current problem, but enough about that it looks like we have a visitor." Says Tsunade as she points toward the shore.

Anko was amazed at the level of control that Naruto had shown during the fight. 'Amazing he was able to stay atop the water during the hold fight even when Tsunade-sama got in a few good hits. When did the gaki get so good at controlling his chakra?'

Shizune looks over at Anko and says "They've been at it like that for the past couple of hours know; I still can't believe how much stamina Naruto-kun has."

Anko could only nod her head in agreement to that statement, indeed it seemed that Naruto had an almost unlimited amount of energy; he could go on like that for hours and still have enough left to run around afterwards. Anko was brought out of her thought by none other than Naruto as he tackled her saying "I missed you Anko-neechan!"

Tsunade couldn't help but laugh at the antics of her son, but a quick look from Anko told her that they needed to talk privately. Looking at Shizune, Tsunade said "Shizune why don't you take Naru-chan and start his anatomy lesson ok."

Shizune understood the underlining message, that she wanted to talk to Anko alone so she nodded and said "Of course Tsunade-sama, come on Naruto-kun let's go and start your lesson now ok."

"But I want to spend some time with Anko-neechan." complained Naruto.

"She will still be here after your lesson now get a move on before she really does have to go back." said Tsunade as she gave him a look that meant there was no room for discussion.

After Shizune took Naruto away Anko got a very serious look on her face and said "Have you heard about the Uchiha Massacre?"

"Only rumors that the entire clan was wiped out, so what really happened?"

"Itachi killed his entire clan save for his younger brother Sasuke. As for why he did it all I can tell you is that he said 'They have become a threat to him'."

"He said? What aren't you telling me?"

Getting a sheepish grin and rubbing the back of her head Anko replied "Well you see I kind of ran into him when I was doing my surveillance of the Uchiha compound. When I told him I wouldn't fight him he said that because of that seal I was no threat to him. Do you know what he meant by that?"

Tsunade started to rub her temples after hearing all that Anko had to say. "Well he could have meant the fact that when it's active it causes you great pain and you are unable to use your chakra properly. So I wouldn't worry about it to much. Now let's head back to town so you can visit with that son of mine."

Nodding at the explanation given to her about the seal they both head back to town, to catch up with Shizune and Naruto.

Tsunade couldn't help but continue think about what Itachi said about Anko's seal. 'What did you mean Itachi when you said that because of the seal she was no threat? Is there more to that seal than what we already know? I'll have to look into this.'

Next Chapter: Enter Kyuubi!

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